Bandanna hat



Jan. 15, 1963 c. HENDERSON 3,072,916

BANDANNA HAT Filed April 25, 1960 INVEN TOR.

CLEOPHUS HENDERSON BY I aw pw A 7' TORNEYJ' United States Patent-Office 3,072,916 I Patented Jan 1 5, I63

3,072,916 BANDANNA HAT Cleophus Henderson, 1410 Curtis St., Berkeley, Calif. Filed Apr. 25, 196t), Ser. No. 24,599 Claims. (Cl. 2--209 .1)

The present invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to a head covering which may be readily converted into any of several diverse hat styles and sizes.

v providing for warmth, others being characterized by ample brims for protection from the sun, somev being informal bandana like coverings for wind protection and several being the more formal hats worn primarily for decorative effect.

A large number of hats, however, represents a considerable expense and requires a sizeable amount of storage space. The rapidity with which styles change .andthe natural desire to wear hats of varying appearance and 'style on different occasions further aggravate this problem.

Accordingly much advantage may be gained from a single headcovering which is readily changeable from one hat form to another and in which the general decorative effect may be readily altered. Similarly, the merchandising of hats can be facilitated if the hats can readily be altered in size to fit various customers. k

As heretofore designed, head coverings have not in general been susceptible to radical changes in form. While some hats may be varied somewhat to fit various head sizes, the prior modes of making this adjustment do not provide for a basic alteration in the style and type of the hat. 4 I

The present invention provides a head covering which may be easily varied far beyond mere changes in size.

The invention may be formed into any number of formal highly decorative styles or converted into simpler utilitarian models. The invention may be altered from styles with an ample brim to close fitting and brirnless caps. Thus the invention may take the place of a number of hats with consequent savings in expense and storage space.

It is another object of the invention to provide a headcovering on which a wearer can readily make alterations expressive of ,personal tastes.

The inventionrpossesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will beset forth in the following description of the preferred form of the invention which is illustrated in the drawingaccompanying and forming part of the specification. It is to be understood, however, that variations in the showing made drawstrings in the headcovering.

The head covering may be altered from time to time to keep abreast of changing fashions or to serve different purposes and permits the wearer to create styles and decorative effects expressive of personal preferences.

In a preferred form, the invention comprises a fiat usually oval shaped section of fabric having a first drawstring and in some instances by concurrently interfolding the fabric in different manners. v I

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a headcovering which may be readily converted between a number of differing hat styles. i."

It is an object of the invention to provide a hat structure which may be altered in style as well as in size.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a single headcovering which may be used to replace substantially an entire normal complement of hats.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a hat design having provision for variation between a brimmed and a brirnless style and for variation between a close fitting style and a formal decorative style.

. and adjustment of the headcovering.

by the said drawing and description may be adopted with- 1 in the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

' preferred embodiment of the invention.

FIGURE 2 is across section view taken along line 22 of FIGURE 1 and showing a suitable mode of fastening FIGURE 3 is a perspective view showing a first hat style which may be formed by the invention. 4

FIGUREA is a perspective view showing a second hat style which maybe formed by appropriate interfolding FIGURE 5 is a section view-taken along line 5-5 of FIGURE 4 and showing the interfolding of the headcovering to form the style of FIGURE 4. 25 I FIGURE 6 is a perspective View showing how the headcovering of FIGURE 1 maybe arranged to. form a third and highly decorative, hat style. I i

7 Referring now to the drawing and more particularly to FIGURE 1 thereof, there is shown a fiat section' of flexible fabric 11 which is preferably of an oval configuration. Any of the various standard fabrics may be used to form section 11 however the material should preferably be of an attractive hue and should be durable. It will be apparent-that multicolored fabrics may advantageously be employed and that maximum variability may be achieved byusing a fabric of differing design or color on opposite surfaces. If desired, .the section 11 may be made in various sizes however it will be found that the adjustability features of the invention allow-a single size of head covering. to be fitted to a wide range of head sizes. j

A hem 12 is formed by turning the peripheral portion of fabric section 11 back upon itself and stitching it down. The hem 12 should preferably be made wide to provide for attaching a drawstring around the periphery of the fabric as will now be described. I

Referring nowto FIGURE 2 in conjunction with FIG- URE l, a first drawstring 13' is disposed around the rim of the fabric section 11, the drawstring being of greater length than the circumference of the section. While the drawstring 13 may be disposed within hem 12,with the endsxof the drawstring brought out at a suitable opening, a more decorative effect can be achieved by threading the drawstring through evenly spaced openings 14 which openings are spaced around the hem. Thus, as shown in the drawing, alternate portions of the drawstring are above and below the fabric 11 and if the drawstring is of a contrasting color with respect to the fabric, a pleasing stitched effect results.

The ends 16 of the drawstring 13 may be brought out at any desired point around the circumference of the fabric 11 such as, for example, at the rearward portion of one side thereof as shown in the drawing. It will be noted that the point at which the drawstring ends 16 are brought out may be varied from time to time by the wearer and since the ends may be tied in a, decorative how, such provision constitutes an additional point at which the general appearance of the headcovering may be varied.

A second drawstring 17, of lesser length than the first, is threaded around the central area of the fabric section 11 in a manner similar to the threading of the first draw- I concentric with the hem 12 and spaced a substantial distance towards the center of the fabric from the hem.

' The ends 19 of the drawstring 17 may be brought out from an adjacent pair of slits 18 at a circumferential position on the fabric 11 corresponding to that of the ends 16 of drawstirng 13 as shown or may be brought out at another position for varying the appearance of the headcovering.

Referring now to FIGURE 3 a first example of the adjustment of the headcovering into a specific hat style is shown. In this arrangement, the outer drawstring 13 may be left slack and the inner drawstring 17 is tightened somewhat and tied, preferably in a bow 21 so that the central portion 22 of the fabric is domed upwardly to fit the head of the wearer. The extent to which the inner drawstring 17 is tightened is determined by the head size of the wearer. As may be seen, the outer portion 25 of the fabric provides a broad brim in this arrangement.

Referring now to FIGURES 4 and 5 in conjunction, a second representative arrangement of the head covering is shown which arrangement provides a widely differing style of headcovering. In this arrangement, the inner drawstring 17 is tightened only to the extent necessary to fit around the head of the wearer and is tied in this position. The outer drawstring 13 is then drawn completely tight, to gather the circumference of the fabric 11 into a very small circle, and tied in a bow 23. As shown in FIGURE 5 in particular, the foregoing opera tion causes the outer portion 25 of the fabric 11 to be folded back over the central portion 22 thereof. Thus the headcovering may be fitted on the head of the wearer to constitute a brim-less, tight fitting and double walled cap. It should be noted that such a cap is a hat style differing widely from that of FIGURE 3 and that the transformation may be simply and quickly accomplished.

Referring now to FIGURE 6 the conversion of the headcovering to still another widely differing hat style is shown, the style being now a highly decorative one. In this arrangement, the inner drawstring 17 is tightened to considerably less than the head size of the wearer to bunch the central portion 22 of the fabric into an upwardly directed knot. The outer drawstring 13 is slightly tightened to impart a scalloped effect to the outer portion 25 of the fabric. If desired, additional decorative effect may be achieved by rotating the central portion '22 relative to outer portion 25 to impart a slight spiral to the undulation in the outer portion. This style of hat, as is well understood in the art, may be fastened to the head of the wearer by suitable clips, hatpins or elastic cord.

It will beapparent that the foregoing examples by no means exhaust the differing hat arrangements which may be formed from the headcovering. Other variations will suggest themselves and still others may he arrived at by experimentation. By way of example, the outer drawstring may be tightened sufficiently to fit the head of the wearer, with the inner drawstring remaining untightened, and the headcovering worn as a tam. Similarly, the head covering may be made into a bonnet by unthreading half of the outer drawstring and looping the ends under the chin of the wearer.

In addition, while the invention has been described primarily with reference to headcoverings for women,

4 the principles of the invention may be applied to variable headgear for men. Accordingly it is not intended to limit the invention except as defined in the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a headcovering adapted to be varied between differing hat styles, the combination comprising a flat integral section of flexible fabric, a first adjustable means disposed around the periphery of said section of fabric for selectively contracting said periphery, and a second adjustable means disposed along a line enclosing a tangible central area of said section of fabric for selectively contracting said line about said central area.

2. In a headcovering adapted to be converted to differing hat styles, the combination comprising a flat integral section of flexible fabric, a first drawstring disposed around the circumference of said section of fabric for drawing in said circumference a selected amount, and a second drawstring disposed on said section of fabric and encircling a central tangible area thereof for drawing in the boundary of said central area a selected amount.

3. In a headcovering, the combination comprising a substantially oval flat integral section of flexible fabric, a first drawstring fastened to said section of fabric substantially around the perimeter thereof, and a second drawstring fastened to said fabric around an intermediate portion thereof, said second drawstring enclosing a substantial tangible central area of said fabric.

4. A headcovering convertible to a variety of bat styles comprising, in combination, an oval flat integral section of flexible fabric having a circumferential dimension substantially exceeding that of a wearers head, a first drawstring fastened to said fabric around the circumference thereof, and a second shorter drawstring fastened to said fabric and enclosing an oval central tangible area thereof, said second drawstring enclosing an area having a circumferential dimension at least slightly in excess of that of the wearers head.

5. In a headcovering adapted to be varied in form for differing hat styles, the combination comprising a fiat integral section of flexible material with an inner tangible area and an outer peripheral portion, a first ad justing means disposed along the peripheral portion of said section and operative to vary the form of said portion, second adjusting means bordering and defining the outer edge of said area, said second adjusting means being operative to selectively deform said inner area from a flat configuration to a substantially domed configuration and to change the form of said peripheral portion from a flat configuration to an undulated one of greater or lesser degree.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 357,200 Hopkirk Feb. 8, 1887 791,677 Dowling June 6, 1905 919,984 Powell et al Apr. 27, 1909 1,350,712 Dupont Aug. 24, 1920 1,840,557 Beach Jan. 12, 1932 2,579,089 Price Dec. 18, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 15,975 Great Britain July 19, 1904 

1. IN A HEADCOVERING ADAPTED TO BE VARIED BETWEEN DIFFERING HAT STYLES, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A FLAT INTEGRAL SECTION OF FLEXIBLE FABRIC, A FIRST ADJUSTABLE MEANS DISPOSED AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID SECTION OF FABRIC FOR SELECTIVELY CONTRACTING SAID PERIPHERY, AND A SECOND ADJUSTABLE MEANS DISPOSED ALONG A LINE ENCLOSING A TANGIBLE CENTRAL AREA OF SAID SECTION OF FABRIC FOR SELECTIVELY CONTRACTING SAID LINE ABOUT SAID CENTRAL AREA. 